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4.3 Approved recommendation for approval of contract for interim City Manager-- Reso#29-99 4.4 Adopted resolution for endorsement of Route 85/US 101 Interchange Project-- Reso #30-99 Item Removed: 4.2 Award of contract for the Fremont Road Path Project, CIP97-98 -- Reso# Casey and Finn asked for additional information on this project and the bids received. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item to the next Council Meeting. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Request for consent to transfer cable tv franchise from Sun Country Cable to SunTel Communications, LLC.--Reso# Carl Pilnick, President of Telecommunications Management Corporation, commented on his review of Sun Country Cable's proposed transfer of franchise. He specifically referred to the upgrades being offered with this transfer. Mr. Pilnick noted that they were actually modest upgrades. He believed Council should know that with AT&T recently purchasing TCI and with other advancements,neighboring communities will have upgrades that the Town will not be able to have with their cable provider. In response to an inquiry from. • Finn asking if there was anything Council could do at this time to pave the way toward not renewing this franchise agreement with Sun Country when the agreement was up for renewal in about three years, Mr. Pilnick stated there was not. He went on to say that it was very difficult, if not impossible,to not renew a franchise agreement. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, asked if the upgrades being discussed at this time would preclude upgrades when the franchise agreement was up for renewal? Dauber referred to the requirement in the franchise agreement that Sun Country shall serve 85% of homes within existing Town limits on the effective date of the franchise and asked that this be included in the assumption agreement. Mr. David Kinley, President- Sun Tel Communications, noted that in the current assumption agreement Sun Tel agreed to comply with all of the franchise requirements. Mr. Kinley further noted that they had met the requirement to serve 85% of homes within existing Town limits on the effective date of the franchise. He also noted that upgrades being offered a this time would not preclude other upgrades and would actually make them easier to provide. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To add a statement to the assumption agreement that Sun would demonstrate their compliance with the franchise agreement requirement to serve 85% of homes within existing Town limits on the effective date of the franchise. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Finn and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution#31-99 consenting to the sale and transfer of a non- exclusive cable television franchise from Pacific Sun Cable Partners, L.P. to Suntel Communications, LLC and authorizing execution of an assumption agreement. June 3, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting 2